Feast Days and Memorials

Throughout the year, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange and greater community celebrate solemnities, memorials (deaths), and days of importance to the history and mission of the congregation. Learn more about the history of the Sisters.

 

Date Celebration
March 19 Feast of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary
March 25 1836 Sisters of St. Joseph arrive in America (New Orleans, Louisiana)
May 1 Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
June 16 1794 Memorial of Sisters Anne Marie Garniet and Marie Aubert (guillotined in LePuy)
June 22 1912 Mother Bernard Gosselin and Sisters arrive in California (Eureka, Calif.)
June 23 1922 Blessing of Motherhouse in Orange, California
July 31 Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola
August 15 Feast of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary
October 15 1650 Official Foundation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
November 22 1843 Memorial of Mother St. John Fontbonne
December 30 1669 Memorial of Jesuit Father Jean Pierre Médaille
December 30 1960 Memorial of Mother Bernard Gosselin